Bucharest vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
84
82
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4935th and 621st ($1138 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 508th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hong Kong

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Bucharest Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608